Mishaps Take Ten Lives Across State
Ten deaths occurred across Louisiana in weekend accidents including seven traffic deaths, two water incidents and a shooting. Victims named include Friedrich Karl Dutscher, 15, of Emden Germany. Eleanor B. Lindsey, 22 from Bunkie. Aline Walker, 17 of Ruston. Jose Cipriano Silva, 43 of Jefferson Parish. Mary Benjamin, 33 of Breaux Bridge. Gladys Marie Celestin, 6 of Jennings. Cecilia Reed, 22, Baton Rouge. Judith Reed, 22, Baton Rouge. Linda Ann Porter, 7, New Orleans. Ned P. Benoit, ?. Carl R. Parker Jr., 5? from Lake Charles.
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Louisiana
Bunkie
Friedrich Karl Dutscher
Emden
Germany
Garyville
Eleanor B. Lindsey
Cottonport
Aline Walker
Ruston
Jose Cipriano Silva
Jefferson Parish
St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans
Mary Benjamin
Breaux Bridge
Lafayette
Gladys Marie Celestin
Jennings
Cecilia
Louisiana State University
Judith Reed
Baton Rouge
Bayou Pigeon
Linda Ann Porter
Ned P. Benoit
Thibodaux
Lake Cataounche
Lake Charles
Carl R. Parker, Jr
Alexandria
West Monroe Boys Club Eyes Branch Expansion
West Monroe Boys Club leaders plan potential expansion into branch units. President Judge John F. McCormick and executive director Lloyd A. Williams spoke to the News-Star after returning from the Southwest Region Administrative Conference in Wichita Falls Texas. They cited lessons from Wichita Falls where multiple clubs serve diverse boys and stressed the club’s role as a supplementary, low dues, community program aiding youths who lack other options.
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West Monroe
John F. McCormick
Lloyd A. Williams
The
News-Star
Williams
Boys’ Clubs of America
Wichita Fall
Tex
Monroe
Wichita Falls
Twin Cities
What to do until the doctor arrives
A brief satirical note suggests borrowing money while waiting for medical help. The piece presents a humorous take on delaying care and relying on funds, reflecting a joking view of emergency situations.
Rescue Of Miners Believed Possible Sometime Tonight
In Hazleton, Pa AP report says drill breaks through the concrete plug at the bottom of the escape hole for Henry Throne and David Fellin. Crews expect to finish enlarging the hole and bring the three trapped men to the surface one by one in a steel capsule later tonight. Lou Bova remains unseen.
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Hazleton
Henry Throne
David Fellin
Fellin
Throne
Lou Bova
Bova
Davey
Tom T Killer Two Policemen Shot To Death In N J Night Club
Two Bergen County police officers were shot and killed at the Angel Lounge in Lodi New Jersey as they investigated a disturbance. A suspect identified as Tom T was detained in Hasbrouck Heights within an hour. Anthony Cassarino and Frank Falco were named as other men in the bar.
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Lodi
N.J
New York City
Bergen County
Guy W. Calissi
Tom T
Calissi
Anthony Cassarino
Frank Falco
Set
Peter Voto
Garry Tedesco
Angel Lounge
Route 46
Cassarino
Hasbrouck Heights
Voto
Tedesco
Unusually pure Guinea gold gave English coins a name
The unusually pure gold mined in Guinea on the West African coast gave English coins the name guineas according to the National Geographic Magazine.
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Guinea
National
Soviets To Free Jap Fishermen
The Soviet Union said all Japanese fishermen jailed for poaching will be released soon. Ambassador Vinogradov announced at the Soviet Embassy after briefing the Japanese Foreign Ministry. Japan counts 117 detainees, 330 boats, with no ship return mentioned.
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Tokyo
Soviet Union
Vladimir M. Vinogradov
Senate Rail Arbitration Bill Clears Hurdles
House Interstate Commerce Committee approved a bill to require arbitration of work rules disputes risking a nationwide railroad strike. Senate debate looms as leaders seek quick action and a path to the President before the strike.
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Washington
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
House
Senate Democrats
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Registration In State Area Is On Increase
Political Editor reports Louisiana registration rising as the Dec. 7 primary nears. From June 30 to July 31 total registered voters grew 1,637 to 1,103,264. Republicans gained 81 to 10,488 while Democrats totaled 1,087,876. Local movement to recruit Republicans plans an event at the registrar’s office. Registration remains open until Nov. 6 for the first primary, with only two days between the two primaries on Dec. 9–10. Northeast parishes mostly up, Jackson Parish and LaSalle Parish decline.
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Louisiana
State Board of Registration
Board of Registration
Baton Rouge
Monroe
Jackson Parish
LaSalle Parish
Quachita
Caldwell
Catahoula
Concordia
East Carroll
Franklin
Lincoln
Madison
Richland
Tensas
Union
Dimos to Take Oath for Louisiana Bar Certification
Jimmy N. Dimos son of Mr and Mrs Nick Dimos 410 Erin St Monroe will be sworn in before the Louisiana Supreme Court in New Orleans Wednesday after passing his state bar exams earlier this month The Neville High School 1956 graduate attended Northeast then Tulane School of Law and was graduated (see CHIT Chat page 3 A)
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Jimmy N. Dimos
Nick Dimos
Erin St
Monroe
Supreme Court of Louisiana
New Orleans
State Bar Association
Dimos
Neville High School
Northeast
Tulane School of Law
Boy Dies Of Drug Overdose In Shreveport
A two year old Shreveport boy died after swallowing a large dose of aspirin and possible other drugs. He was Robert Keeth Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Ray Harris. He was rushed to a clinic and then transferred to a hospital where he died Sunday.
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Shreveport
UPS
Robert Keeth Harris
He Was
the Son
Mr. and
Mrs
Billy Ray Harris
Weather outlook shows little change through Tuesday
Not much change in the weather picture is expected through Tuesday. The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Temperatures will remain in the mid to upper 90s with overnight lows around 70 to 74. Variable winds will be five to 15 mph. Monroe high Sunday was 66 with an overnight low of 74.
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Monroe
Goldwater Rates January Decision On 1964 Run
Senator Barry Goldwater said he will decide by January if he will seek the 1964 Republican presidential nomination. He would not run for Senate if he runs for president and noted primaries would be needed to prove electability. He emphasized GOP connections gained as party campaign chairman and warned about winning votes in large eastern cities.
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Senate
Arizona Republican
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Goldwater
U.S. News & World Report
New Hampshire
GOP
Rockefeller
East
Middle West
Pennsylvania
Rocky Mountains
California
Eight Apply for West Monroe Police Chief Post
Officials said eight applicants for the West Monroe police chief job have been certified eligible to take the examination. The Municipal Civil Service board approved the applications and will notify candidates when the exam is scheduled, with State Examiner John C. Runyon coordinating from Baton Rouge. Six applicants are policemen and two are outsiders. The City Council will appoint the new chief based on exam results and other qualifications as Chief Jeff Caldwell retires Friday.
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West Monroe
Municipal Civil Service Board
John C. Runyon
Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board
Baton Rouge
Runyon
Jeff Caldwell
Prisoner's Wife Faces Nightmares Over North Korea Capture
Suzanne Voltz speaks of anxiety and nightmares after Capt. Carleton W. Voltz and Capt. Ben W. Stutts were captured May 17 during a boundary marker survey in the Korean DMZ. The women waits for UN armistice commission updates and letters from husbands as North Korea rejects appeals for release.
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Frankfort
Mich
Carleton W. Voltz
U.S
North Korea
Suzanne
Joint Military Armistice Commission
Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations
Chang Chung-hwan
George H. Cloud
U.N
Voltz
Stutts
Crystal Lake
Ripon College
Wisconsin
Carleton Jr
Ft. Knox
Action On Bids Is Scheduled At Council Meet
City Council to act Tuesday on bids for sewer treatment plant and sewer lines. Low bids cited: Carruthers Construction Co. Paola Kan for plant at 1.914 million and Viking Construction Co. Houston for lines at 964 thousand. Council may reject line bids. work split into three contracts under a larger sewer program funded by bonds and state aid.
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Council
H. W. McSherry
Carruthers Construction Co
Paola
Kan
Viking Construction Co
Houston
McSherry
Ouachita River
Standifer Avenue
Howard
State Department of Health
Skunk Trial Sparks Missouri Wildlife Incident
Kansas City contractor Ed Pruitt, 52, jailed briefly after an altercation with wildlife agents at the Missouri Fair in Sedalia over a pet skunk Rosy. He was charged with threatening officers with a shotgun, released on 500 dollar bond after three hours. Rosy to be released to a wildlife refuge.
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Kansas City
Ed Pruitt
Sedalia
Pruitt
William
Rosy
Young Pruitt
Missouri
Greeting In Wake Of Student Revolt Meeting In Saigon
U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge met President Ngo Dinh Diem in Saigon after a massive student revolt was crushed by armed police and troops. The brief ceremony lasted about 12 minutes as credentials were presented and cordial pleasantries exchanged. Hard talks on the Viet Nam crisis were postponed.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Viet Nam
U.S. Denies VOA Signal Of Viet Nam Aid Cut
The State Department said a VOA Asia broadcast claiming possible sharp aid cuts to South Viet Nam was in error. It also absolved Vietnamese army leadership of raids on Buddhist pagodas, attributing them to police and forces not under army control amid lingering tensions over Buddhist repression.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
Voice of America
Asia
South Viet Nam
Department
United States
U. S
Federal Judge Refuses To Lift Plaquemine Ban
In Plaquemine Louisiana a federal district judge refused to dissolve a temporary injunction banning racial demonstrations. Judge Christenberry told CORE the remedy lies in appeals court while noting no point in cross directing other judges. CORE plans to appeal to the Fifth Circuit. hearings date not announced. Negro demonstrators staged kneel-ins at two Plaquemine Protestant churches Sunday.
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New Orleans
Plaquemine
Herbert W. Christenberry
Congress of Racial Equality
Appeals
Christenberry
Robert F. Collins
Collins
U.S. Dist
Gordon West
Baton Rouge
U.S. 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
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University of Saigon
Associated Press
Gordon Smith
Tom T’ Killer
Oks Rail Arbitration
Twin City
Boy
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
City Hall
W. L
Jack? Howard
New Heights
Skunk
Tom Blake
Glenn Hartsock
News-Star—World
Westinghouse TV
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